No Dates
'Free mulatto woman' in an extra-marital relationship with Simon Taylor (d. 1813) from around 1778. Mother of Taylor's daughter Sarah Taylor (q.v.). Bequeathed £500 Jamaican currency and some items of furniture by Taylor, who also left Sarah Taylor £1500 and an annuity of £30, and left Sarah Taylor's daughter Sarah Hunter Taylor Cathcart (q.v.) £500 Jamaican currency and an annuity of £50.
Daniel Livesay, 'Extended families: mixed-race children and Scottish experience, 1770-1820', International Journal of Scottish Literature, Issue 4, Spring/Summer 2008.
Children
[With Simon Taylor] Sarah Taylor
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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1834 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Grand-daughter → Grandmother
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Extra-marital relationships
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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